Homestead Furniture Making Contest was a contest that was held from January 17, 2007, to January 20, 2007. Players were given the task of furnishing Roblox's new starter place, the Happy Home in Robloxia. It is noteworthy for being the first ever contest and event on Roblox.
Background[]
The contest was first announced by Shedletsky on the Roblox Blog on January 17, 2007. Submissions would be taken in via models through the forums along with a brief description of what the contestant had developed. All winning models would be published into the Toolbox under the newly created "Furniture" tab.[1]
Judging Criteria[]
The contestants would receive points based on their creativity, construction, attention to detail, and scale. Contestants would be awarded additional points if they provided a brief description of how to publish a model in the contest's thread.[1]
Winners and Rewards[]
By January 18, 2007, eight users had submitted 38 models, with 30 of them being added into the Toolbox.[2]
By the deadline, nine players had been chosen as the grand prize winners of the contest with each of them being given a one-time customized avatar of their choice, pictured below.[1][3]
Middle row: Cadi (left), Koopa (middle), Anaminus (right)
Bottom row: miked (left), PoliceModlers (middle), MrDoomBringer (right)
Trivia[]
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- When announcing the winners, Shedletsky said that his personal favorite winning model of the contest was miked’s widescreen TV which had a working remote that could surf 10 different channels with comedic Roblox stories.[3]
- The blog post announcing the contest contained the first ever mention of Happy Home in Robloxia.[1]
- Since winners were given the opportunity to customize their own avatars, this was considered unique as it was unattainable at the time.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shedletsky, John (2007, January 17). "Homestead Furniture Making Contest". From Roblox Blog. Accessed January 29, 2023. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022.
- ↑ Shedletsky, John (2007, January 18). "Homestead Contest Update". From Roblox Blog. Accessed February 1, 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shedletsky, John (2007, January 20). "This Old House". From Roblox Blog. Accessed February 1, 2023. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022.
- ↑ Semi-Frequent Roblox Facts [@Dynabroth] (2022, January 7). "With extensive searching, the original models were discovered, and the base64 of the old image assets were extracted and converted. So they do still exist! Here's Cadi's face, if you're curious." [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Semi-Frequent Roblox Facts [@Dynabroth] (2022, January 10). "Apologies for the late response, but I do! This is Miked's face, I assume you were talking about that." [Tweet]. Twitter.
- ↑ Semi-Frequent Roblox Facts [@Dynabroth] (2021, August 10). "rocks25 was one of the winners of the homestead building contest and got a custom avatar for it (like other winners had) and submitted his figure transparent. He would've appeared as the images below (left image is missing the torso picture)" [Tweet]. Twitter.
External links[]
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2007 | Homestead Furniture Making Contest · Wonders of the World · Roblox Billboard Contest · Domino Rally Building Contest · Robloxian Lottery · Humorous Video Contest · Miked's Paintball Tournament · Roblox Grand Melee · Spooky Building Contest · ROBLOX Better Tomorrow World's Fair · ROBLOX Winter Wonderland Contest |
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2010 | Cops and Robbers Contest · Mountain Adventure Building Contest · Wild West Building Contest · A Bridge Too Far Contest · Winter Sports Contest · Big Air Skate Jump Contest · Urban Skate Jungle Contest · Skaters in Giant World Contest · ROBLOX HQ Skate Park Contest · Crossroads Improvement Project Contest · Pirates Treasure Building Contest · Earth Day Building Contest · Superheroes School Building Contest · Dusekkar Raceway Building Contest · RobloSam's Rockin' Concert Contest · Sand Castles at the Beach Contest · Build a Tutorial for New Users Contest · Pirate vs. Ninja Building Contest · Build a Robot Town Contest · American Independence Building Contest · Tree House Building Contest · Best Summer Vacation Ever Contest · Build the New ROBLOX HQ Contest · Build for LOLs! Contest · Honor the ROBLOX Interns Contest · Best Summer Camp Ever Contest · Adventure Stories Building Contest · Sky Fortress Battle Contest · Most Amazing Maze Contest · You Rule the School Contest · Monster Mash Contest · Haunted Amusement Park Contest · ROBLOX's Most Haunted House Contest · The Sky's the Limit Contest · Decorate the ROBLOX Office Contest · Autumn Thankfulness Contest · Winter Animals Petting Zoo Contest · Winterstravaganza Contest |
2011 | Block Like an Egyptian Contest · Biplane Battle Contest · Super ROBLOXians to the Rescue Contest · Prank a Pop Star! · Aquamarine Adventure Contest · Space Truckers Building Contest · ROBLOX Pwnsville Video Contest · Build a Monster's Palace Contest · Build an Aztec Pyramid Contest · Build Your Summer Vacation Contest · How Do You Celebrate Halloween Contest · Neverending Halloween Party Contest · Build Maldark's Icy Lair Contest · Fortify Daventry Hills Contest |
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2013 | Egg and Face Design Contest · Dynamic Lighting Video Contest · Roblox Studio Splash Screen Contest · BLOXtober Costume Contest · BLOXcon Poster Contest |
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